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Gang of mobike thieves busted
6 held, 21 stolen motorcycles recovered
Chandigarh, December 9
The Chandigarh police today claimed to have busted a six-member inter-state gang of motorcycle thieves, including a woman, all of whom were arrested, and recovered 21 stolen motorbikes from them.

Members of the inter-state gang of mobike thieves, including a woman, at the Burail police post in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Booksellers continue to bask in AIEEE sun
Three of four official centres in city run out of stock
Chandigarh, December 9
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, appears to have given up as booksellers continue selling AIEEE forms on premium unchecked, with the last lot of forms being exhausted at three of the four centres in the city today.

Tribune Impact
20 BPL cards cancelled for fraudulent use
Panchkula, December 9
The scrutiny of below poverty line (BPL) cards begun by the district administration appears to have been paying dividends, with a total of 20 such cards being cancelled at Raipur Rani today.

City records coldest day of season
Chandigarh, December 9
Chandigarh recorded the coldest day of the season today, with the maximum temperature being 22.2 degrees Celsius and the minimum 6 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal. Cold winds blew throughout the day and the sky was cloudy.

Cold intensifies in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, December 9
The cold intensified today in the northwestern areas of the country with Rohtak in Haryana recording the lowest temperature in the plains at 3.2 degrees Celsius while dense fog engulfed several parts of Punjab and Haryana. The minimum temperature slumped by 5 degrees C below normal in some parts of the region.

Toothless MC - III
At mercy of parking contractors
Chandigarh, December 9
By converting parking lots in various parts of the city into paid parking lots, the municipal corporation generates a decent amount as revenue annually, but the authorities have failed to provide relief in terms of systematic parking to the public.

Riders forced to park their two-wheelers on road berms by the contractor at the CMC parking, Sector 17, Chandigarh, while the actual parking remains unused. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

2 more screening centres for swine flu
Chandigarh, December 9
As the city grapples with swine flu, the Chandigarh administration has decided to increase the number of screening centres here.

• Another death reported

Walkathon on cancer awareness Chandigarh, December 9 Hundreds of people walked for the cancer awareness walkathon held by NGO Sahayta Sahyog to raise awareness on “know cancer to conquer it”. Ace shooter and Olympian Abhinav Bindra flagged off the rally from Hotel Taj, here, while Jean Rodrigues, wife of the Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator led the entire team walking for the cause of creating awareness on cancer. Olympian Abhinav Bindra participates in the Cancer Awareness Walkathon organised in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Pritam Singh re-elected IOSS chief
Chandigarh, December 9
Pritam Singh a retired bureaucrat has been unanimously re-elected as the President of Institute of Sikh Studies(IOSS), Chandigarh for 2010 at its general body meeting held at the IOSS headquarters on Monday.

Chrysanthemum show from tomorrow

Chandigarh, December 9 The three-day annual chrysanthemum show at the Terraced Garden, Sector 33, will begin on December 11, which is being organised by the horticulture wing of the Municipal Corporation. The flowers on display would be judged in three categories of individual amateurs, private and government agencies. Preparations for the Chrysanthemum Show under way at the Terraced Garden, Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Recruitment Scam
Plaint registered against Home Secy, 2 top cops
Chandigarh, December 9
The Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi, has registered a complaint forwarded by a local human rights activist against UT Home Secretary Ram Niwas, Senior Superintendent of Police SS Srivastva and Superintendent of Police (city) Madhur Verma alleging rampant corruption during the appointment of teachers in the Union Territory.

Students of Mad Arts depict violence that took place in the Punjab Assembly, at Industrial Area, Phase VII, Mohali, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

DM issues prohibitory orders
Chandigarh, December 9
District Magistrate (DM) Brijendra Singh has issued several prohibitory orders in the city.

Admn relieves Finance Joint Secy
Chandigarh, December 9
The Chandigarh administration has relieved Joint Secretary Finance Pirthi Chand to his parent state of Punjab.

Home Secy orders setting up of computer centre
Chandigarh, December 9
Home Secretary Ram Niwas today directed the director social welfare (DSW) to set up a computer centre for inmates of the Juvenile Justice Home, Sector 25, so that they could be initiated into computer learning.

HS for Delhi-type bus queue shelters
Chandigarh, December 9
The Home Secretary (HS) yesterday directed the Chief Architect to prepare the design of bus queue shelters in different sectors on the Delhi pattern.

Consumer Courts
Standard Chartered penalised Rs 5,000
Chandigarh, December 9
The District Consumer Disputes and Redressal Forum has directed Standard Chartered, Sector 9, to pay Rs 5,000 in compensation to a complainant for causing physical and mental harassment.

Tax Violation
Now, IT survey at CITCO office
Chandigarh, December 9
After Panjab University, the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Limited (CITCO) has come on the income tax department radar for allegedly violating rules pertaining to tax deducted at source.

Jail inmate creates ruckus, injured
Chandigarh, December 9
Sana Dhillon, an inmate of Burail Jail, created ruckus and reportedly injured herself on the jail premises here today.

Subzi Mandi
13 firms found violating rules
Chandigarh, December 9
To check the evasion of market fees at the Subzi Mandi in Sector 26, an inspection was carried out by Prerna Puri Wasu, SDM(S)-cum-joint secretary, State Agricultural Marketing Board.

LIC opens premium collection centre
Chandigarh, December 9
To provide better services to its clients, the LIC has opened its first commercial premium collection centre in Sector 32 C here today.

Harshingaar melange of music, drama

Chandigarh, December 9 The ongoing Traditional Folk Theatre Festival presented yet another genre of folk theatre embellished with contemporary outlook. The staging of play “Harshingaar” by Nirman Kala Manch Patna at the Tagore Theatre today was a step towards a complete theatre with elements of music, dance and drama eloquently pervasive in the production. A scene from the play ‘Harshingaar’, which was staged at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Anti-encroachment drive launched in Baltana

Zirakpur, December 9 The Zirakpur MC launched a drive to remove encroachments on the both sides of Baltana-Panchkula road in Baltana on today. They removed illegal sheds, signboards and around 15 steel boards which were lying on the roadside. Meanwhile, shopkeepers alleged that the MC officials were adopting a pick-and-choose policy while removing the encroachments. An anti-encroachment drive in progress on the Baltana-Panchkula road in Zirakpur on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

NRI alleges foul play by bank
Says her fixed deposit of Rs 1 lakh was misused
Panchkula, December 9
An NRI has alleged that her money deposited with a bank had been misused resulting in huge loss to her. An amount of Rs 1 lakh was kept in a Sector 11 bank as a fixed deposit by Canada NRI Sonia Loria. In her complaint to the Panchkula SP, the money had been invested in an insurance policy by the bank. The value of insurance policy was assessed at Rs 60,000 in case the policy holder decided to encash it after a year, she alleged.

Dog bites 12, on loose
Zirakpur, December 9
A stray dog pressed the panic button at Baltana village near Zirakpur here today. More than 12 persons were bitten by the dog injuring residents of Ekta Vihar and Sada Shiv complex.

Tribune staffer bereaved Chandigarh, December 9 Thakur Dalip Singh (90), father of Purshotam Lal, assistant manager, The Tribune, expired after brief illness at Panchkula on Wednesday. He retired as a senior foreman from Tribune in 1983. He is survived by three sons and a daughter.                                                                             Thakur Dalip Singh

Tribune contributor dead
Chandigarh, December 9
RL Singal, a long-time contributor to The Tribune and former head of the department of English, Government College for Men, Sector 11, died yesterday. He was 83.

EDUCATION

Rs 4.5 lakh salary cap in UBS placements
Chandigarh, December 9
In a bid to experiment with a new approach and encouraged by the positive trend in the current placement season, Panjab University’s University Business School has, for the first time, imposed a ceiling of Rs 4.5 lakh salary for companies to recruit its students.

383 students get woollens
Chandigarh, December 9
To further partnerships with NGOs, UT administrator, General (retd) SF Rodrigues, visited AIE Centres at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, under the Partnership Initiative Programme.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Dally to continue as MC chief
Councillors fail to show requisite majority
Dera Bassi, December 9
Eight municipal councillors today failed to show their requisite majority of 10 councillors to pass no-confidence motion against Dera Bassi MC president Manjeet Kaur Dally in a MC meeting held today.

SDM finds irregularities at civil hospital
Ambala, December 9
On the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, Barara SDM Ashwani Maingi inspected the civil hospital at Ambala Cantt and reportedly found several irregularities there.

One dead in road mishap
Kalka, December 9
One person died and four others injured in a road accident, which took place today on the Kalka - Paploha road.

Man found dead
Kharar, December 9
A man was found dead under mysterious circumstances. At around 4.30 pm, three persons reached the civil hospital at Kharar with a patient. On seeing the patient, the doctors declared him brought dead.

Class IV employees stage dharna
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 9
The Class IV Employees Union of Fatehgarh Sahib staged a dharna and six members sat on hunger strike.

Placement drive at IET Bhaddal
Ropar, December 9
As many as 34 students of IET Bhaddal have been placed in different companies through campus placement drives on Bhaddal campus.

BEd degrees awarded
Ropar, December 9
The third convocation of Mehar Chand College of Education, Bhanopli, was held on its campus.

Fashion show marks annual day celebrations
Dera Bassi, December 9
The annual day, “Lamhe-2009”, of Sri Sukhmani Group of Colleges, Dera Bassi, concluded with shabad kirtan on college premises here yesterday.

Guest lecture by Samsung
Kharar, December 9
Samsung Engineering held a guest lecture at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Gharuan.

Jor Mela
Religious movies to be screened
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 9
During a meeting held recently it was decided that Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle would show religious movies in Jor Mela at Fatehgarh Sahib.

Sobha yatra taken out
Bassi Pathana, December 9
Shri Ram Sewa Dal yesterday took out a Sobha Yatra to mark the beginning of nine-day Shri Ram Katha here. Hundreds of ladies carrying pots (kals) on their heads participated in the yatra. Kirtan mandlis recited bhajans and refreshments were offered to the devotees accompanying the yatra.

Athletics Meet
Rupinder claims top spot in shot put

Patiala, December 9 The 47th Annual Athletics Meet of Punjabi University got underway at the Raja Bhalendra Singh Stadium, Sports Complex, here today. The meet is being organised by the department of sports under the chairmanship Dr Raj Kumar Sharma, director, sports department. Participants take part in a race during the 47th Annual Athletics Meet of Punjabi University, Patiala, on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

COURTS

Rent-a-Womb Case
DNA test to seal fate
Chandigarh, December 9
Bharti Sehdev will have to wait for the DNA report before being sure of having the full-time custody of the baby.

Financier’s Murder
Judicial remand for six suspects
Chandigarh, December 9
A local court today remanded all six suspects allegedly involved in the Sector-20 financier murder case of November 25 in judicial custody.

CRIME

Theft at Sec-35 bakery
Chandigarh, December 9
Thieves broke into Nik Bakers in Sector 35 and decamped with Rs 10,000 early yesterday morning.

Brick Kiln Case
Labourer held for killing 5-yr-old
Mohali, December 9
The police has solved the case involving the death of a five-year-old child, who was sexually abused and later thrown into a brick kiln, within 24 hours with the arrest of a migrant labourer.

Elderly man duped of Rs 2 lakh
Chandigarh, December 9
A swindler cheated an elderly man of Rs 2 lakh after posing as bank employee at State Bank of India’s Sector 34 branch. According to the police, the incident took place yesterday afternoon when the complainant, Tilak Raj of Sector 45, had gone to the bank to withdraw cash.

Dhanas resident held for gambling
Chandigarh, December 9
The police has arrested a Dhanas resident for allegedly indulging in gambling.

SPORTS

St Stephen’s lift Satluj champions trophy
Panchkula, December 9
Excellent batting performance by Gaurav Singh (87) helped St Stephens’s School, Sector 45, win the Satluj Under-17 Winter Champions Trophy at Satluj School, Sector 4, here today.

City’s Saaniya shares lead with Sharmila
Women’s pro third leg set for exciting finish

Chandigarh, December 9 Saaniya Sharma fired two birdies carding the best back nine for the second consecutive day to share the lead with Bangalore’s hot favourite Sharmila Nicollet at 159 on the pen-ultimate day of the the Women's Professional Golf Tour third leg on the par-72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.
Saaniya Sharma does some repairs at the greens as Sharmila Nicollet (second from left) and Nalini Singh Siwach look on in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Cricket
Little Flower trounce DPS by 48 runs
Panchkula, December 9
Little Flower Convent School, Sector 14, defeated Delhi Public School, Pinjore, in the league match of first Bhavan's Cup Under-12 Tournament being played at Bhawan Vidyalaya School here today.

Manoj Rawal and Karan Singh of the CRPF team during the ninth All-India Police Water Sports Championship at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Raghubir eyes gold in Malaysian open
Chandigarh, December 9
In order to encourage more players to participate in athletics games, Raghubir Singh (55), who has participated in masters’ games in Malaysia and Sydney, trains young boys and girls.

Marathon by MC on Dec 20
Chandigarh, December 9
The municipal corporation, Chandigarh, has taken up an initiative to promote games and sports and has decided to hold a marathon on December 20 for various age groups.

Cricket trials on Dec 13
Panchkula, December 9
The Cricket Federation of Haryana and Cricket Federation of India will conduct trials to select probables for the All-India Under-19 National Championship to be held in Hyderabad from January 12.